WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:

Today, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly released the following statement:

"Pete Hegseth is coming after what I earned through my twenty-five years of military service, in violation of my rights as an American, as a retired veteran, and as a United States Senator whose job is to hold him-and this or any administration-accountable. His unconstitutional crusade against me sends a chilling message to every retired member of the military: if you speak out and say something that the President or Secretary of Defense doesn't like, you will be censured, threatened with demotion, or even prosecuted.

"Every servicemember knows military rank is earned, not...